ATLANTA – Following the tragic loss of four Georgians during a school shooting at Apalachee High School last September, House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) outlined a list of priorities in a letter to members of the House Majority Caucus that the Georgia House would champion during the 2025 legislative session to secure the safety of our schools and students.
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ATLANTA – Today, the Georgia House passed the final version of House Bill 67, the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2025 budget, which includes $862 million in relief for victims of Hurricane Helene across Southeast Georgia.
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ATLANTA – Today, House Bill 267, the ‘Riley Gaines Act,’ passed out of the House and will now head to the Senate for consideration. HB 267, which would prevent biological males from competing against biological females in girls’ sports at every level throughout Georgia, is a priority bill for House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) during the 2025 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), along with members of the House Majority Caucus, will hold media availability TODAY, Thursday, February 27, 2025, upon adjournment in the South Ante Room of the House Chamber to take questions from the media on today’s House passage of House Bill 267, the Riley Gaines Act, and House Bill 428, which would codify the right to in vitro fertilization for individuals in Georgia.
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ATLANTA – Today, House Bill 428 passed out of the House with bipartisan support and will now head to the Senate for consideration. HB 428, which would codify protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Georgia, is a priority bill for House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) during the 2025 legislative session. This legislation, sponsored by State Representative Lehman Franklin (R-Statesboro), would ensure Georgians struggling with infertility will always have access to medical assistance through IVF.
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